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UK label for art house and world cinema. Overlaps with Criterion in philosophy but with a European perspective. Supplements are lighter than Criterion but the curation is solid.

Films where Curzon Film is the community-recommended best release.

À propos de Nice(1930)

6.8

dir. Jean Vigo, Boris Kaufman

S-Tier

What starts off as a conventional travelogue turns into a satirical portrait of the town of Nice on the French Côte d'Azur, especially its wealthy inhabitants.

Curzon Film · 4K + Blu-ray

L'Atalante(1934)

7.5

dir. Jean Vigo

S-Tier

Newly married couple Juliette and ship captain Jean struggle through marriage as they travel on the L'Atalante along with the captain's first mate and a cabin boy.

Curzon Film · 4K + Blu-ray

Memories of Murder(2003)

8.1

dir. Bong Joon Ho

S-Tier

A sadistic serial rapist and murderer of young women terrorizes a small province in 1980s South Korea. To prevent further crimes, three increasingly desperate detectives with conflicting methods race against time to unravel the violent mind of the killer in a futile effort to solve the case.

Curzon Film · 4K + Blu-ray

Paris, Texas(1984)

8.1

dir. Wim Wenders

S-Tier

A man wanders out of the desert not knowing who he is. His brother finds him, and helps to pull his memory back of the life he led before he walked out on his family and disappeared four years earlier.

Curzon Film · 4K + Blu-ray

Taris(1931)

6.2

dir. Jean Vigo

S-Tier

Short documentary directed by Jean Vigo about the French swimmer Jean Taris. The film is notable for the many innovative techniques that Vigo uses, including close ups and freeze frames of the swimmer's body.

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The Crimson Rivers(2000)

6.9

dir. Mathieu Kassovitz

S-Tier

Two French policemen, one investigating a grisly murder at a remote mountain college, the other working on the desecration of a young girl's grave by skinheads, are brought together by the clues from their respective cases. Soon after they start working together, more murders are committed, and the pair begin to discover just what dark secrets are behind the killings.

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The Double Life of Véronique(1991)

7.5

dir. Krzysztof Kieślowski

S-Tier

Véronique is a beautiful young French woman who aspires to be a renowned singer; Weronika lives in Poland, has a similar career goal and looks identical to Véronique, though the two are not related. The film follows both women as they contend with the ups and downs of their individual lives, with Véronique embarking on an unusual romance with Alexandre Fabbri, a puppeteer who may be able to help her with her existential issues.

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Three Colors: White(1994)

S-Tier

Polish immigrant Karol Karol finds himself out of a marriage, a job and a country when his French wife, Dominique, divorces him after six months due to his impotence. Forced to leave France after losing the business they jointly owned, Karol enlists fellow Polish expatriate Mikołaj to smuggle him back to their homeland.

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Werckmeister Harmonies(2001)

7.8

dir. Béla Tarr

S-Tier

A naive young man witnesses an escalation of violence in his small hometown following the arrival of a mysterious circus attraction.

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Wings of Desire(1987)

7.8

dir. Wim Wenders

S-Tier

Two angels, Damiel and Cassiel, glide through the streets of Berlin, observing the bustling population, providing invisible rays of hope to the distressed but never interacting with them. When Damiel falls in love with lonely trapeze artist Marion, the angel longs to experience life in the physical world, and finds — with some words of wisdom from actor Peter Falk — that it might be possible for him to take human form.

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Zero for Conduct(1933)

6.9

dir. Jean Vigo

S-Tier

In a repressive boarding school with rigid rules of behavior, four boys decide to rebel against the director on a celebration day.

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Breaking the Waves(1996)

7.5

dir. Lars von Trier

A-Tier

In a small, conservative Scottish village, an oilman is paralyzed in an accident. His wife, who prayed for his return, feels guilty; even more, when he urges her to have sex with another.

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Alpha(2018)

6.5

dir. Albert Hughes

In the prehistoric past, Keda, a young and inexperienced hunter, struggles to return home after being separated from his tribe when bison hunting goes awry. On his way back he will find an unexpected ally.

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